Children And Allergies

Dust, cats, peanuts, cockroaches. An odd grouping, but one with a common thread: allergies — a major cause of illness in the United States. Up to 50 million Americans, including millions of kids, have some type of allergy. In fact, allergies accou...

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One in four U.S. children suffers from allergies. If your child is one of them, you know the drill: They can feel run down, develop secondary sinus infections or asthma, and be cranky. Allergies can be downright miserable for everyone in the famil...

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According to the Mayo Clinic, these eight foods contribute to 90 percent of food allergies:
In addition, some children can’t tolerate citrus fruits. You may have to become a food label detective to confirm a possible link between something you...

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Children get allergies from coming into contact with allergens. Allergens can be inhaled, eaten, or injected (from stings or medicine) or they can come into contact with the skin.
Allergies tend to run in families. If a parent has an allergy, t...

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It's your son's third sneezing fit of the morning, and as you hand him another tissue you wonder if these cold-like symptoms — the sneezing, congestion, and runny nose — have something to do with the recent weather change. If he gets similar sympt...

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When your son drops his squirt gun in the yard and skids onto the back porch to swig some lemonade, you notice a raised, red spot on his forearm. You hear your daughter sneezing in between splashes in the kiddie pool. You note that your preteen ru...

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As the golden days of summer begin to fade, thoughts often turn to the last sun-ripened tomatoes and bringing in the harvest. But if you or someone you know are among the more than 26 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies (or the es...